Director, Nursing

MHC Mental Health Cooperative, Inc.; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

MHC Mental Health Cooperative is seeking a Director of Nursing to lead nursing services across Middle and East Tennessee. This role emphasizes strategic oversight, compliance, quality assurance, and staff development, ensuring high-quality patient care in a collaborative environment. Join a team focused on supporting individuals with severe mental health issues and contribute significantly to enhancing care delivery.

Benefits

Medical Insurance/Prescription Drug Coverage

Health Savings Account

Short- & Long-Term Disability

403b- Retirement Plan

Mental Health resources like Calm App

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Nursing, Healthcare Administration or a related field required.
• Active RN licensure required.
• Minimum 5-7 years of progressive nursing leadership experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for nursing services across MHC.
• Ensure adherence to best practices in nursing care and regulatory standards.
• Supervise Learning and Development Lead and implement comprehensive staff education programs.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem-solving

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Master’s degree in Nursing

Job description

Ranked one of Tennessee’s top places to work, MHC is a rare and special place where outstanding company culture is intentional. Where clients and associates are treated the same, as equals.

Mental Health Cooperative, Inc. (MHC) was formed in 1993 to serve individuals with severe and persistent mental illness. Since then, we have expanded our services to children and adolescents with severe emotional disorders across Middle and East Tennessee.

Our sole purpose is to support and treat those challenged with serious mental illness and poverty. Although based out of Nashville, we serve several communities across middle and East Tennessee with satellite offices in Antioch, Gallatin, Dickson, Columbia, Cleveland, Murfreesboro, Clarksville, Cookeville, Chattanooga, and Memphis.

If you are interested in joining a team that is caring, collaborative, innovative and energizing this might be a great place for you!

JOB SUMMARY: The Director of Nursing at Mental Health Cooperative (MHC) is responsible for providing strategic and operational leadership for nursing services across the organization. This role ensures the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based nursing care while maintaining compliance with regulatory standards. The Director will oversee nursing practice, drive professional development initiatives, and collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to enhance patient outcomes. Additionally, the Director of Nursing will supervise the Learning and Development Lead, Nursing roles, ensuring robust training programs that support staff competency and excellence in care delivery.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Strategic Oversight:

Provide direction for nursing services across all MHC locations by developing and implementing strategies to enhance nursing quality, patient safety, and clinical outcomes while fostering a culture of excellence, professional growth, and accountability among nursing staff.

Clinical & Operational Management:

Ensure adherence to best practices in nursing care, evidence-based protocols, and regulatory standards by monitoring key performance indicators related to nursing care quality, efficiency, and patient satisfaction and collaborating with clinical teams to improve care coordination and interdisciplinary collaboration.

Training & Workforce Development:

Supervise and support Learning and Development Lead, Nursing roles to ensure comprehensive staff education and training programs while overseeing the development and implementation of continuing education programs and competency assessments and promoting professional development opportunities and career advancement pathways for nursing staff.

Regulatory Compliance & Quality Assurance:

Ensure compliance with state and federal regulations, including HIPAA, Joint Commission, OSHA, and CMS standards, by conducting audits and assessments to identify areas for improvement and implement corrective actions while maintaining policies and procedures that align with industry best practices and regulatory requirements.

Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement:

Work closely with the VP, Clinical Services & Quality and VP, Integrated Care to align nursing initiatives with organizational goals while establishing strong relationships with healthcare partners, regulatory agencies, and accreditation bodies and advocating for nursing staff to promote a positive work environment that supports retention and job satisfaction.

Leadership & Supervision:

Provide leadership and supervision to the learning and development team for nursing to ensure program outcomes and operational goals are met.

Quality & Performance Improvement:

Implement initiatives (including audit, compliance, and quality functions) to enhance patient outcomes, reduce costs, and improve key performance indicators related to nursing.

Data Analytics & Reporting:

Utilize data-driven insights to monitor performance, identify trends, and drive decision-making to optimize care delivery.

Financial & Budget Management:

Develop and manage budgets in collaboration with the VP, Clinical Services & Quality, ensuring fiscal responsibility while achieving strategic goals.

Other R es pon s ibi l it i e s :

Res pon sib l e f o r a t t end i n g a ll m a nd a t o ry i n - s e r v ices, c on ti nu ing e du c a ti o n an d an n ua l h ea lth re q u i r e m en ts.

C omp ly w ith a ll C o rp o rate C o mp l ia n ce po l i ci e s, p ractices a n d p ro c e du res.

Re po rt a ll un e t h ical a ct i v ities to s upe r v isor, Corp o ra t e C o mp l i an c e O f f i c e , V a lu e s H o tline n u m b e r or H u m a n R e s ou rce Di r e ct o r.

Co m p ly w ith a ll O SHA an d s a f e ty po l i cies, p r a ctic e s, a n d p roc e d u re s . R e p o rt a ll un s a fe p r a ctic e s o r accid e n ts to s u p e r v iso r , S a f e ty Su p e r v isor and / o r O S HA Co o rd i na t o r.

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P a rtic i pa t e in p r oa cti v e te a m e f fo rts to a c h ie v e d e pa r t me n t a l a n d c o mp a n y g oa ls.

P e r f o rm o t he r d u ti e s a s a ssi g ned.

Pro v ide l eade r s h ip to o t he rs t h r ou g h e x a m p le an d s ha r i n g o f k no w le d g e /skil l.

Follow a ll po l i cies a n d p ro c e d u res s e t b y th e A g en c y.

REQUIREMENTS:

E sse n t i a l S k i l l s a nd E x pe r i e n c e :

Master’s degree in Nursing , Healthcare Administration, or a related field required.

Active RN licensure required .

Minimum of 5-7 years of progressive nursing leadership experience in a healthcare or behavioral health setting.

Strong knowledge of nursing regulations, healthcare quality improvement, and patient safety initiatives.

E xperience in staff training, professional development, and workforce planning.

Excellent leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.

Proven ability to analyze healthcare data, identify trends, and implement performance improvement initiatives.

Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.

Experience working within behavioral health or mental health settings is a plus.

E sse n t i a l R e quir e m e n ts for the P os i tion:

Valid Tennessee Driver’s License

Acceptable Motor Vehicle Report (MVR)

Acceptable Criminal Background Investigation

Cell Phone

ABOUT YOU |CORE SKILLS:

Leadership Skills

Ability to lead by example

Ability to make sound decisions quickly and decisively

Ability to motivate staff

Ability to identify strengths and weaknesses of team and develop solutions to combat weaknesses and utilize strengths

Is cool under pressure; does not become defensive or irritated when times are tough; can be counted on to hold things together during stressful times

Clearly and comfortable delegates tasks; broadly shares both responsibility and accountability

Team Oriented

Assist teammates as needed

Creates and maintains a climate in which teammates want to do their best

Can quickly find common ground and solve problems for the good of the team

Interpersonal Skills

Can negotiate skillfully in difficult situations with both internal and externa l groups; can win concessions without damaging relationships; can be both direct and forceful as well as diplomatic

Customer Service

Internal & external customer service indicative of mutual respect & trust

Consumer Engagement – establishes and maintains a therapeutic relationship via effective, appropriate communication and behaviors with consumers.

Suicide Specific Triage Assessments – use of C-SSRS and suicide specific assessment.

Appropriate use of Therapeutic Options De-escalation and Restraint.

Appropriate Triage Disposition for supported by clinically based rationale.

Professional and complete communication and coordination of care.

Appropriate use of Therapeutic Options De-escalation.

Actively participates in consultation process.

Maintain timely availability for calls through appropriate logging in and logging out.

Establish further care by scheduling and completing follow up calls.

Complete all clinical documentation in specified time periods.

Complete all Crisis Management System documentation in a timely manner .

Demonstrates ability to work independently, to make critical decisions and to work collaboratively as an integral part of a team.

Demonstrates appropriate infection prevention and control through proper hand hygiene.

Demonstrates evidenced informed practice related to substance use disorders.

Demonstrates evidenced informed practice related to clinical care of children and youth.

Reporting t o this Po s ition:

P h y s i ca l De ma nds a n d W o r k E n v ironm e n t :

T h e p h y sical de m and s an d w o rk e n v i r onmen t c ha rac t e r i stics de scr ib e d h e re a re re p res e n t a ti v e o f t ho s e tha t must b e me t b y a n e mp lo y e e t o s u c c e s s f u l l y pe r f o r m t h e e ss e n ti a l f u n cti on s o f th is j ob . R ea s o n a b le a cc om mo d a ti o n s m a y b e m a d e t o en a b le in d i v id ua ls w ith d isa b i l ities t o p e r f o rm t h e e ss e n ti a l f u n cti on s .

Physical demands: While performing duties of job, employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear. Employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Work environment: The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

BENEFITS:

Mental Health Cooperative offers a full comprehensive benefit plan for you to participate in. The following products are available:

Medical Insurance/Prescription Drug Coverage

Health Savings Account

BasicLifeand AD&D Insurance

Short- & Long-Term Disability

Supplemental Life Insurance

Cancer Insurance

Critical Illness Insurance

Pet Insurance

403b- Retirement Plan

Calm App for medication and mental health

Mental Health Cooperative embraces inclusion, diversity and equal opportunity. We're committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. Mental Health Cooperative is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.

About MHC

MHC was founded in Nashville, Tennessee, in response to the need for assertive community-based treatment for individuals who have required frequent inpatient psychiatric hospitalization. Since 1993, MHC has been passionately helping adults with severe mental illness to live quality lives in the community with our state-of-the-art treatment and support. In 1999, MHC recognized the need to support the whole family and expanded services to include children and youth.

We established our non-profit agency by merging three community organizations: Urban Case Management of Meharry Community Health Center, Continuous Treatment Team of Council of Community Services, and Mobile Crisis Team of the Crisis Intervention Center.

This fusion resulted in an innovative, comprehensive, and multidisciplinary approach that addresses the specialized needs of individuals living with severe behavioral health conditions and challenges related to poverty. MHC remains the only organization in the state focused solely on this population.

To learn more, visit our website: https://www.mhc-tn.org/about-us/